]]>http://kygl.com/adam-west-last-batman-performance-two-face/feed/0DC ComicsWatch the Bat-Signal Light Up Los Angeles in Tribute to Adam Westhttp://kygl.com/adam-west-bat-signal-tribute-video/
http://kygl.com/adam-west-bat-signal-tribute-video/#commentsFri, 16 Jun 2017 16:23:57 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=355553Continue reading…]]>In the most fitting tribute imaginable, the Bat-Signal lit up the skies of Los Angeles last night, in honor of the late Adam West, the first Batman of television, and one of the most beloved versions of the iconic Dark Knight (or the “Bright Knight,” as West liked to describe his more upbeat version of the character). West died of leukemia late last week; he was 88 years old.

]]>http://kygl.com/adam-west-bat-signal-tribute-video/feed/0Getty ImagesBat-Signal to Shine for Adam West Over Los Angeles Tonighthttp://kygl.com/adam-west-bat-signal-tribute/
http://kygl.com/adam-west-bat-signal-tribute/#commentsThu, 15 Jun 2017 15:07:21 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=355373Continue reading…]]>Here’s how thoroughly Batman’s influence has permeated the mainstream: he’s claimed tacit ownership of the very notion of shining a light into the sky. The Bat-Signal, introduced in the comics as Gotham City’s method of summoning the Dark Knight, has been endlessly parodied in the annals of pop-culture — just earlier this month, the poster for Captain Underpants paid homage to the iconic (a word I mean here literally, and not in the ‘a photo of the Kardashians’ sense) design of the skyward spotlight. And all too appropriately, the Bat-Signal will now be used to give one former Batman, the dearly departed Adam West, a proper send-off.

]]>http://kygl.com/adam-west-bat-signal-tribute/feed/0ABC'Batman' Stars Burt Ward, Julie Newmar and More React to Adam West's Passinghttp://kygl.com/adam-west-rip-burt-ward-julie-newmar-reactions/
http://kygl.com/adam-west-rip-burt-ward-julie-newmar-reactions/#commentsSat, 10 Jun 2017 17:47:32 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=354780Continue reading…]]>We’re still reeling from the loss of Adam West, TV’s original Batman and “Bright Knight” icon of superhero fans. The actor lost a battle with leukemia this weekend, and now Batman co-stars Julie Newmar and Burt Ward weigh in, along with Family Guy producers and many more.

]]>http://kygl.com/adam-west-batman-death-88-obit/feed/0Mike Coppola, Getty ImagesA Whole Bunch of 'Batman' Is Coming to HBO in Novemberhttp://kygl.com/hbo-goes-batman/
http://kygl.com/hbo-goes-batman/#commentsSun, 30 Oct 2016 19:59:08 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=323622Continue reading…]]>Between the epic run of Game of Thrones and the impressive first season of Westworld, odds are good that you’re currently rocking an annual subscription to HBO or HBOGo. Few networks are still in the business of appointment television, but with social media sites like Twitter exploding into a flurry of spoilers after each new episode of both shows, fans are finding that their only real options are to watch on time or to not watch at all. In fact, we can sometimes get so caught up in the flurry of long-form television that we forget that HBO has some pretty darn good movies, too.

]]>http://kygl.com/hbo-goes-batman/feed/0Warner Bros.'Gotham' Season 3 Officially Gets Batman Beginning Another Yearhttp://kygl.com/gotham-season-3-renewed/
http://kygl.com/gotham-season-3-renewed/#commentsThu, 17 Mar 2016 02:29:18 +0000http://screencrush.com/gotham-season-3-renewed/Continue reading…]]>FOX’s Gotham has delved even deeper into Batman’s beginnings in recent weeks by the additions of Mr. Freeze, Hugo Strange and more, while li’l Bruce Wayne and Gordon’s journeys are only just beginning. FOX has officially renewed its Bat-prequel drama for a third season, airing this fall.

]]>http://kygl.com/gotham-season-3-renewed/feed/0FOXBizarro Back Issues: Batman In The Worst Thanksgiving Ever (1954)http://kygl.com/batman-worst-thanksgiving-ever-bizarro-back-issues/
http://kygl.com/batman-worst-thanksgiving-ever-bizarro-back-issues/#commentsThu, 26 Nov 2015 13:00:00 +0000http://comicsalliance.com/batman-worst-thanksgiving-ever-bizarro-back-issuesContinue reading…]]>The time is once again here for Thanksgiving in America, and while most of us just use the holiday as an excuse to binge on turkey, there is a deeper meaning behind it. It's the day that we set aside to honor the time that the Native Americans helped out the Pilgrims, who would not have otherwise survived the harsh winter in their new home. Things eventually turned pretty sour between the two groups, but that first Thanksgiving stands as a testament to the power of people helping each other through the rough times.

However, Batman apparently never got the memo about brotherhood and equality, which is why a 1954 story in Detective Comics #205 found the Dark Knight traveling back in time to drop the hammer on Gotham City's indigenous population in the name of Bat-Imperialism and discovering "The Origin of the Bat-Cave!" It's one of our favorite crazy stories, and we're rerunning this classic Bizarro Back Issues feature this week in honor of the occasion.

]]>http://kygl.com/batman-worst-thanksgiving-ever-bizarro-back-issues/feed/0Fantastic Five: Best Punches in Comics Historyhttp://kygl.com/best-comic-book-punches/
http://kygl.com/best-comic-book-punches/#commentsThu, 15 Oct 2015 16:00:30 +0000http://comicsalliance.com/?p=160502Continue reading…]]>If there’s one thing we’ve learned from our years on the Internet, it’s that there’s no aspect of comics that can’t be broken down and quantified in a single definitive list, preferably in amounts of five or ten. And since there’s no more definitive authority than ComicsAlliance, we’re taking it upon ourselves to compile Top Five lists of everything you could ever want to know about comics.

As we all know, comics, and especially superhero comics, are gratuitously violent slugfests that corrupt the morals of children by telling them that we can solve all our problems with our fists and/or lasers. As such, there have been literally tens of thousands of punches thrown across the history of the superhero, and what I have done here is diligently scoured and subsequently rated each one on a 100-point scale so that I might objectively rate the five very best, rather than just writing about five different punches that seemed especially notable to me at the time I was composing this script, which I definitely did not do. No sir.

]]>http://kygl.com/gotham-review-red-hood/feed/0FOXThe Batman 66 Episode Guide 1×06: Batman Is Riledhttp://kygl.com/the-batman-66-episode-guide-1x06-batman-is-riled/
http://kygl.com/the-batman-66-episode-guide-1x06-batman-is-riled/#commentsMon, 29 Dec 2014 20:29:13 +0000http://comicsalliance.com/?p=113916Continue reading…]]>The 1966 Batman television show was one of the most successful and influential adaptations of comic books to mass media of all time. Over the course of three seasons and 120 episodes, the series became a cultural force with its unique combination of tongue-in-cheek humor, thrilling superhero adventure and celebrity guest stars, and shaped the way the public would view the Caped Crusader for the next five decades. Now, in the midst of a well-deserved renaissance of the show, ComicsAlliance is proud to present The Batman '66 Episode Guide, an in-depth examination of every single adventure, arch-criminal and deathtrap cliffhanger of the series.

This week, the Joker launches an unstoppable crimewave that hits below the belt!

]]>http://kygl.com/the-batman-66-episode-guide-1x06-batman-is-riled/feed/0'Suicide Squad' Eyes Jared Leto to Play The Jokerhttp://kygl.com/suicide-squad-jared-leto-joker/
http://kygl.com/suicide-squad-jared-leto-joker/#commentsSat, 08 Nov 2014 01:05:40 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=213667Continue reading…]]>A few weeks back, we heard that Ryan Gosling went in to meet about a possible role in WB's 'Suicide Squad' film, but it wasn't clear which role that might have been, as details about which characters might be featured in the movie are still a mystery. According to the latest report, Jared Leto is now up for that role -- and that role could very well be The Joker, Batman's longtime nemesis.

]]>http://kygl.com/suicide-squad-jared-leto-joker/feed/0Getty Images/DCComing to Texas – World's First 4D Free Fly Roller Coaster [VIDEO]http://kygl.com/coming-to-texas-worlds-first-4d-free-fly-roller-coaster-video/
http://kygl.com/coming-to-texas-worlds-first-4d-free-fly-roller-coaster-video/#commentsThu, 23 Oct 2014 17:58:22 +0000http://kygl.com/?p=283332Continue reading…]]>Coming to Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio in 2015, it's the world's first 4D Free Fly Roller Coaster. "Batman the Ride" is guaranteed to rock you, roll you, spin you, and twist you up so much they should just call it the "barfanator".

]]>http://kygl.com/coming-to-texas-worlds-first-4d-free-fly-roller-coaster-video/feed/0Six Flags via YouTubeThe Arkham Sessions: Is Batman Emotionally Intelligent?http://kygl.com/arkham-sessions-night-of-ninja-batman-emotional-intelligence/
http://kygl.com/arkham-sessions-night-of-ninja-batman-emotional-intelligence/#commentsTue, 16 Sep 2014 20:54:40 +0000http://comicsalliance.com/?p=101675Continue reading…]]>In this episode of The Arkham Sessions, we revisit the relationship between Bruce and Dick. Once again, resentment is exhibited by Dick as he tries to deal with Bruce's perfectionistic and strict mentoring style. Dick may be on to something -- Bruce appears to be closed off when it comes to the expression of his emotions. In fact, he may have deficits in the area ofemotional intelligence, which is one's ability to perceive, understand, and manage emotions.

]]>http://kygl.com/arkham-sessions-night-of-ninja-batman-emotional-intelligence/feed/0Trust Us: This Comedy Video About Batman's Parents Not Really Being Dead Is Funnyhttp://kygl.com/trust-us-this-comedy-video-about-the-waynes-not-really-being-dead-is-funny/
http://kygl.com/trust-us-this-comedy-video-about-the-waynes-not-really-being-dead-is-funny/#commentsThu, 11 Sep 2014 20:00:18 +0000http://comicsalliance.com/?p=100586Continue reading…]]>I'm going to tell you this right up front: This Nerdist video that presents a what-if scenario about the Waynes faking their deaths instead of really being killed in Crime Alley will inspire a lot of quibbles. You'll want to quibble with it like crazy. I know I did. Fight that urge, because it is genuinely funny.

]]>http://kygl.com/trust-us-this-comedy-video-about-the-waynes-not-really-being-dead-is-funny/feed/0Batman: Arkham Knight Set to Bow in June 2015http://kygl.com/batman-arkham-knight-june-2015/
http://kygl.com/batman-arkham-knight-june-2015/#commentsMon, 08 Sep 2014 19:34:32 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=204574Continue reading…]]>It's been a long while since we heard anything of the highly anticipated Batman: Arkham Knight, the last word being that the video game was pushed from its original 2014 release slot into 2015. Now, DC and Warner Bros. Games announced that the final installment has a firm release in June 2015.

]]>http://kygl.com/batman-arkham-knight-june-2015/feed/0Warner Bros. GamesAn Insane New 4D Batman Roller Coaster is Heading to Six Flagshttp://kygl.com/batman-4d-roller-coaster-six-flags/
http://kygl.com/batman-4d-roller-coaster-six-flags/#commentsWed, 03 Sep 2014 14:49:05 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=203793Continue reading…]]>With Warner Bros. doubling down on 'Batman vs. Superman' and 'Justice League' in the next few years, it makes perfect sense that Six Flags parks would take advantage of the situation and start building new rides named after these iconic characters. And that brings us to Batman: The Ride, which will be opening in San Antonio's Six Flags: Fiesta Texas next year. In short: it looks insane.

]]>http://kygl.com/batman-4d-roller-coaster-six-flags/feed/0The Arkham Sessions: How Psychologically Similar Are Batman And Robin?http://kygl.com/arkham-sessions-robins-reckoning-part-one-psychology-trauma/
http://kygl.com/arkham-sessions-robins-reckoning-part-one-psychology-trauma/#commentsTue, 26 Aug 2014 22:32:26 +0000http://comicsalliance.com/?p=98482Continue reading…]]>The Arkham Sessions, hosted by clinical psychologist Dr. Andrea Letamendi and Brian Ward, is a weekly podcast dedicated to the psychological analysis of Batman: The Animated Series. Nostalgic, humorous, and even a little educational, each episode promises to lend some insight into the heroes, villains, and classic stories of the Dark Knight.

As a special exclusive for ComicsAlliance visitors, new episodes of The Arkham Sessions will stream on CA several days in advance of their syndication to iTunes.

This week, we discuss the highly acclaimed, Emmy-winning episode of Batman: The Animated Series, "Robin's Reckoning." We cover Part 1, in which we're shown Robin's origin story. We discover who killed Robin's family and how he joined forces with Batman.